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Homemade Smoothies Can Help You Lose Weight Faster

Homemade smoothies differ from the storebought version in two very important ways: they're way cheaper and you can monitor what goes into them exactly. If you're trying to lose weight you want a high-fiber, low-calorie smoothie, so try ingredients like bananas (which will thicken the smoothie), kiwis and berries. Hard fruits like pears and apples tend not to blend too well, while citrus fruits tend to be too pulpy. Mangoes work well. Try adding a cheap protein supplement like whey powder to feel full longer and help preserve some muscle mass while you lose weight.

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Yogurt Can Be A Great Post-Workout Food: Try Mixing It With Fruit!

Yoghurt can be a great choice for weight loss. It's often less fatty than milk and more importantly it's often less sugary, because the bacteria that make the yoghurt eat the lactose (milk sugar) in the milk in the process of fermentation. That’s a boon to the lactose intolerant, though even then some lactose remains. And yoghurt is fairly high in protein, meaning you’ll feel full for longer and it will help you to retain muscle while you lose fat. Look for brands you like that have a good calorie content - read the label before you buy. Some yoghurts, especially Greek style ones, are very calorific. And consider using the yoghurt as the foundation of a smoothie, or just add fruit to it.

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Chocolate Milk For Post-Workout Nutrition On The Go

Chocolate milk is best used in moderation if you're trying to lose weight. It's a great pre and post workout drink because of its highly available calories and protein, but the extra calories might be something you don't need. Then again, as part of a well-thought-out weight loss plan it's sometimes a good idea to eat after training. You'll experience hunger then anyway, so you may as well schedule a snack or small meal then; your body will want to build muscle and replenish glycogen stores rather than lay down fat so it's a good time to give yourself some calories.

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Fruit Makes An Ideal Snack And Can Be A Good Addition To Your Post-Workout Arsenal

Fruit is among the best choices you could make for after-training snacks if you're trying to lose weight. It's high in fiber, meaning you'll feel full longer, and high in vitamins to keep down those free radicals after exercise. Plus it's relatively low in calories. A typical apple, for instance, contains only 180 calories, an orange around 60 to 80. While fruit can be quite sugary, it behaves as though it's less sugary than it is because of the fiber in the fruit, meaning it won't give you rebound-sugar headaches and hunger pangs later the way chocolate or candy will. Watch out though: one place this isn't true is in your mouth, where sugar acts like sugar, rotting your teeth.

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Wholegrain Crackers Can Help You Lose Weight As A Post-Workout Snack

Wholegrain crackers can be a great after-workout snack. Try combining them with fruit and soft cheese for a light snack that fills you up and replenishes essential nutrients without being too calorific. They're a great choice for people who are trying to lose weight, because of their low caloric content. Because of the extra fiber from the wholegrains' outer casing, whole grain crackers slow the rate of absorption of the sugars and starches in the grains, meaning that they keep you full for longer and you're less likely to get hungry a couple of hours.

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Bananas And Peanut Butter - A Traditional Favorite With Weight Loss Potential

Bananas and peanut butter make a great snack. There's fats and proteins in the peanut butter, there's fiber and starches in the banana and there's potassium too, to restore your electrolyte balance after training. And it can be an easy-to-carry, convenient snack. One good way to make it more portable and convenient is to use it as a sandwich filling! Try packing a jar of peanut butter, a banana and a spoon when you head out to the gym. You can snack on it in the car after training and relieve those hunger pangs.

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Homemade Power Bars - Cheaper And Better Than The Storebought Kind

Home-made power bars or energy bars can be better than the storebought variety. You can make them to your own specifications and add flavors and ingredients that you like, and you can alter the nutrient balance to suit yourself too. The majority of powerbars are basically flapjacks, so look up a basic flapjack recipe and make a couple of batches to be sure you've got the hang of it. Flapjacks are incredibly easy to make, so don't worry if you're no great shakes in the baking department. If your recipe calls for oat flour, you can substitute ordinary strong bread flour, but it's a better idea to just mill your own from oat flakes in a dry blender, which takes a few seconds. Try adding berries or dried fruit to the mix for a richer, more sustaining powerbar experience. Watch out though: flapjacks and powerbars were designed to be calorific, so expect them to be filled with calories!

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Eggs Are A Perfect Food For Post-Workout Nutrition

Eggs are more or less the perfect food: as you'd expect, since chickens have to live on nothing else til they grow strong enough to peck their way free of the shells. There's a mix of protein and fats, about 7 grams of each, and a good range of different fats too (different fats have different jobs in the body). They're convenient too: hard-boil a few and pack them away for after training, when you can simply roll the shells off them on a hard surface and eat them with your hands. Alternatively, try having them as comfort food, soft boiled with toast. Either way they're a healthy snack or small meal, giving you a lot of the nutrients you need after training.

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Fish Dishes Can Help You Maintain Health And Lose Weight

Fish of any sort is a good move. It's still quite fatty, but the fats are often omega fatty acids that are actually good for you. And fish is typically less calorific than red meat, a good thing if you're trying to lose weight. One cautionary note, though: because animals, including fish, lack a mechanism for eliminating mercury from their systems, it tends to accumulate up the food chain. Big fish like salmon and tuna accumulate more of it, so it's recommended that you don't eat it more than about three times a week. Try roasting fish fillets with vegetables underneath for a quick, one-pot dinner that will take about 20 minutes.

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Chicken And Vegetables Is A Great Meal To Eat After Training

Chicken and vegetables is a great meal anyway. After training, it's even better: you've got the vitamins from the vegetables, just when you need them most, and the protein from the chicken to help you hang on to your muscle mass as you lose fat. And it's relatively quick and simple to cook. The only downside is it might take you a while to get from the gym to your kitchen, so if it does, plan for that in your meal and exercise plans. Take an apple to keep you going til you can get home.